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16 April 2012 - 11:24amExpert forecasts warn that rainfall in the Horn of Africa throughout the March to May growing season is likely to be lower than average. The UN and humanitarian partners are now urging early action to prevent food insecurity from worsening across the region, with an emphasis on building resilience and... -
29 March 2012 - 5:19pmMongolia regularly suffers from extreme weather conditions. The crisis is known locally as a dzud—a complex, long-lasting natural disaster in which a summer drought is followed by heavy snowfall and unusually low temperatures in winter. But the most recent dzud, which happened... -
28 December 2011 - 4:00pmMore than sixty leading experts called for a global ramp-up of research efforts to tackle the rising challenges facing humanitarian workers, at an inaugural Policy and Research Conference in New York. Participants warned that climate change, rising populations, environmental degradation, water shortages... -
5 August 2011 - 8:01amHaiti is bracing for severe wind and rain as Tropical Storm Emily approaches. Authorities have called on people living in coastal and low-lying areas to evacuate to higher ground. The country is still recovering from last year’s devastating earthquake. Over 630,000 are still living in emergency...
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